Injured Ellis to miss second Test against NZ

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Australian captain Liz Ellis will miss Australia's second Test
against New Zealand and have an MRI scan on her injured left leg
today.

Ellis fell heavily after clashing with Kiwi goal shooter Irene
Van Dyk during Australia's five-goal win over NZ in Sydney on
Saturday, injuring her leg midway between her calf and ankle.

Ellis said the game was one of the most physical matches in
which she had been involved.

With Ellis out, goal shooter Catherine Cox will now take over
the role of captain for the second game in Perth tomorrow.

Among all the rough and tumble, Australia won Saturday's match
54-49, thanks to excellent defensive work by Ellis and Janine
Illitch and a lot of sharp shooting from Cox, who nailed 37 goals
from 41 attempts to claim player of the match.

Ellis is aiming to be back for the third and final game in
Melbourne. She has already spoken to young defender Bianca
Chatfield, who could take up her goal-keeper duties for the second
game of the series.

"I'm pleased that Bianca has the opportunity again. She came on
when I went off on Saturday and did really well," Ellis said.

After Australia had lost the previous four encounters to NZ,
Ellis said it was a relief to grasp a win. "The only disappointing
thing from the game is that we didn't close them out," she said.
"We only won by five goals.